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\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\nI was today years old when I learned Sigourney Weaver\u2019s dad was the president of NBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Hilary Swank<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The actor grew up in a trailer park in Washington State. She told Together magazine, \u201cI had a roof over my head and I had food, and so it wasn\u2019t that being poor and having those experiences was a negative. The negative part of it was learning about class at such a young age, not from my friends, but from my friend\u2019s parents, who would say, \u2018You aren\u2019t to hang out with her.\u2019 At 6 years old, to have a parent say, \u2018You\u2019re not welcome in our home, you need to go.’\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 2.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Cara Delevingne<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The English model\u2019s family is full of titles, powerful connections, and even ties to the royal family. On her mom\u2019s side, her grandmother was a lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret, and her grandfather was a knighted publishing mogul. On her dad\u2019s side, her grandmother was an aristocrat, and her grandfather was a stockbroker and a friend of the then\u2013Prince of Wales. Her father was a property developer, and her godmother is English actor Dame Joan Collins.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 3.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Nicki Minaj<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The rapper\u2019s family moved from Trinidad to New York when she was 5 years old. During an interview with Rolling Stone, Nicki said, \u201cI would go in my room and kneel down at the foot of my bed and pray that God would make me rich so that I could take care of my mother.\u201d In an MTV documentary, she recalled that her mother would sometimes rent out their home to make ends meet, so she and her family would live in the basement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 4.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Bradley Cooper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The A Star Is Born<\/i> actor\u2019s father was a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch, and his mother worked for NBC. Bradley attended Germantown Academy, an elite school that prepares students for Ivy League colleges.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 5.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Leighton Meester<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The Gossip Girl<\/i> actor was born while her mother was serving federal time for drug trafficking, and lived with her grandmother until her mom was released. When Leighton began taking acting classes as a teen, she preferred the ones with adults because she couldn\u2019t relate to her peers. \u201c\u2018Jimmy doesn\u2019t like me!\u2019 Who cares? I was worried we didn\u2019t have gas money or food. Those were my concerns,\u201d she told Marie Claire during an interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 6.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Emma Stone<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The La La Land<\/i> actor\u2019s father was the president and CEO of a commercial construction company. He\u2019s led companies that bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually, and he still works in the construction industry to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 7.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Sarah Jessica Parker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The Sex and the City<\/i> actor was one of eight children, and her family could only get by on welfare. During an interview with the New York Times, she said, \u201cI remember being poor. There was no great way to hide it. We didn\u2019t have electricity sometimes. We didn\u2019t have Christmases sometimes, or we didn\u2019t have birthdays sometimes, or the bill collectors came, or the phone company would call and say, \u2018We\u2019re shutting your phones off.’\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 8.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The siblings\u2019 mother was a fashion stylist and costume designer, and their father was an accountant for the iconic rock band Guns N\u2019 Roses. Though they lived in LA, the family would vacation in the Catskills.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 9.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Selena Gomez<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The \u201cLose You to Love Me\u201d singer\u2019s mother had her at 16 years old. Selena\u2019s parents divorced five years later, and she was raised by her mother in Texas. In a 2011 E! special, the actor said, \u201cI remember my mom would run out of gas all of the time, and we\u2019d sit there and have to go through the car and get quarters and help her get gas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 10.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Anderson Cooper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The broadcast journalist is the great-great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who made a fortune in shipping and railroads and was one of the richest Americans in history. His mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, was a fashion designer, actor, and writer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 11.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Made: Oprah Winfrey<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n In rural Mississippi, the talk show house grew up in abject poverty. Her home had no running water, and she sometimes wore overalls made from potato sacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n 12.<\/span><\/p>\n Grew Up Rich: Ariana Grande<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n The \u201cThank U, Next\u201d singer\u2019s mother was the CEO of a communications company, and her father founded a graphic design firm. Her parents\u2019 wealth gave her early exposure; she sang the national anthem at a Florida Panthers home game where her parents were reportedly seasonal ticket holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
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